Trampoline Injury Statistics 2014
Among trampoline injuries treated in the emergency room 4 reported hospitalization.
Trampoline injury statistics 2014. The vast majority of those injuries 85 percent involved children many of them very young. Stephen merrill was older than kids measured in those statistics when his injury occurred. Estimated yearly us ed visits for trampoline injuries did not vary significantly during the study period p 44 with an average of 91 750 injuries per year from 2010 to 2014 fig 1.
That s about 98 000 trampoline injuries each year. Consumer product safety commission cpsc data revealed children ages 2 to 5 accounted for 24 318 trampoline related er visits in 2014. Dangers of the jumping game.
A medical study published in the journal of pediatric orthopaedics in 2014 estimated that close to 1 million people were hospitalized due to trampoline accidents over the period between 2002 and 2011. More than half of broken bones were in the upper extremities 59 9 percent while 35 7 percent were in the lower extremities. 05 21 2014 2009 2013 reported circulation suction entrapment incidents associated with pools spas and whirlpool bathtubs 2014 report pool or spa submersion.
Most trampoline related fractures occurred in kids 92 7 percent occurred in people ages 16 and younger. A yearly average of approximately 150 000 injuries. Health authorities advise against any use of trampolines at home.
In comparison there were slightly more than 66 000 trampoline injuries requiring ed treatment in 1995. The yearly number of htis did not significantly vary p 13. Patients injured at trampoline parks were more likely to be males with an average age of 13.
More than 95 percent of fractures occur at home. The majority of these injuries occurred at homes. Estimated injuries and reported fatalities 2014 report.
Nearly 40 percent of all falls injuries from trampoline. Many parents purchase trampolines for their children believing that trampolines are toys that will provide hours of outdoor fun for kids. There were nearly 7 000 trampoline park related injuries in 2014 compared to about 580 in 2010.
One in 200 injuries leads to permanent nerve damage. There were nearly 105 000 ed visits in 2014 for trampoline injuries according to bob segall an investigative reporter at television station wthr in indianapolis who in february reported on his analysis of neiss data. Strains infections and sprains are the most common injuries.
